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Home Superheroes Marvel Cinematic Universe The Avengers: 13 Fascinating Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Marvel Movie By Will Ashton published December 10, 2020 The Cast of Marvel's The Avengers (2012) With Marvel movies now commonplace at the multiplex, one can forget how big of a deal it was when Joss Whedon's The Avengers stormed into theaters. The coalition and culmination of five separate (yet connective) blockbusters, this action extravaganza was once deemed impossible. Now, it influences almost every major blockbuster in today's market. With its ripple effects still felt, let's explore some fun/interesting behind-the-scenes facts about the making of this inaugural Avengers film. Robert Downey Jr. - The Avengers (2012) Joss Whedon Loathed The Avengers' Original Screenplay Prior to The Avengers, Joss Whedon was known as an Oscar-nominated/Emmy-winning writer behind Toy Story, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, to name a few. Therefore, it wasn't surprising to know that, in addition to calling the shots on this mega-movie, Whedon had a heavy hand with its screenplay. But when Whedon boarded the project, there was a script — albeit a loose one — already in place. But when he flipped through these pages, written by Zak Penn, Whedon was reportedly intensely dissatisfied, opting to retool the script from page one. He even told producer Kevin Feige that he'd only board the project if he could re-write it; Whedon said they needed to pretend "this draft never happened." Youch! In the end, Zak Penn only shares a story credit with Whedon, as his stamp is all over this bad boy — both as a director and writer.